Through a close reading of the Qur'an, the author shows that injunctions to violence against nonbelievers stem from misreadings. Even jihad, or so-called holy war, has no basis in Qur'anic test or Muslim theology, but instead was an outgrowth of social and political conflict.

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Through a close reading of the Qur'an, the author shows that injunctions to violence against nonbelievers stem from misreadings. Even jihad, or so-called holy war, has no basis in Qur'anic test or Muslim theology, but instead was an outgrowth of social and political conflict.